REVIEW: The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson @torbooks @tadethompson
The Murders of Molly Southbourne
by Tade Thompson
Publisher: Tor
Publish Date: October 3, 2017
Paperback
117 pages
Series: Molly Southbourne #1
Genres: Science Fiction, Horror
Goodreads Synopsis:
Every time she bleeds a murderer is born. Experience the horror of Tade Thompson's The Murders of Molly Southbourne.
The rule is simple: don't bleed.
For as long as Molly Southbourne can remember, she's been watching herself die. Whenever she bleeds, another molly is born, identical to her in every way and intent on her destruction.
Molly knows every way to kill herself, but she also knows that as long as she survives she'll be hunted. No matter how well she follows the rules, eventually the mollys will find her. Can Molly find a way to stop the tide of blood, or will she meet her end at the hand of a girl who looks just like her?
The rule is simple: don't bleed.
For as long as Molly Southbourne can remember, she's been watching herself die. Whenever she bleeds, another molly is born, identical to her in every way and intent on her destruction.
Molly knows every way to kill herself, but she also knows that as long as she survives she'll be hunted. No matter how well she follows the rules, eventually the mollys will find her. Can Molly find a way to stop the tide of blood, or will she meet her end at the hand of a girl who looks just like her?
My Review:
This novella is only 117 pages. Admittedly, I had a little trouble with the writing style at first and I think this may deter some readers. However, I highly recommend you stick with this story because it really makes quite the statement at the end. Once I got used to the style, I became fascinated with the storyline and could feel the gears shifting in my brain as I came up with all kinds of scenarios of why these things were happening. I certainly wasn't expecting a couple of things and YES to the sci-fi aspect! Thank you, Tade Thompson, for making this such a unique and horrifying read! My bloody, black, horror loving heart adores this... and THEN I see book 2 may be coming out? Tentatively titled The Survival of Molly Southbourne?! I'm extremely intrigued to see where this storyline could possibly be going.
★★★★★
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